Magnificent Prayer #75
Magnificent Prayer #75
These words spake Jesus, and lifted up his eyes to heaven.
John 17:1 KJV
The Son of God came so truly down from Heaven to live among the sons of men, that He lifted up His eyes when He prayed to His Father, just as we ourselves do.
Though He knew that the kingdom of God was within Him, and not in the skies above Him, yet like us, He lifted up His eyes when He prayed. He was in all points made like unto His brethren, and in no point more so than in this point of prayer.
It is built deep into our nature, as we are children of Almighty God, that we are to lift our eyes and look up when we pray. And the Son of God took on our human nature, and prayed as we pray, kneeling down and looking up, falling down and lifting up strong crying and tears.
ALEXANDER WHYTE
Pray About It: We may start our prayers with heads bowed, but before long the magnet of heaven pulls our eyes and our hearts upward.
Today as you pray, look up and praise Him. Look up and be thankful. Look up as Jesus did.
Do everything for God, uniting yourself to Him by a mere upward glance or by the overflowing of your heart towards Him. Never be in a hurry. Do everything quietly and calmly. Don’t lose your inner peace for anything whatsoever, even if your whole world seems upset.
FRANCIS DE SALES
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